 | The Internet
 | The Internet allows world-wide access to your files, notes,
pictures, and any electronically stored information. You can
update these files anytime from practically anywhere.
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| The Internet allows you to store lesson files and plans for
easy display. |
| The Internet gives you control and organization. |
| The Internet provides a safe place to store valuable data. |
| The Internet allows you to share documents/photos, or keep
them private. |
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| The Process
| Where to store your files.
 | Since you want files to be accessible on the Internet, you
must find someone who is willing to keep your files for you.
Your files must be located on a computer that is setup for
other computers to access them. One example is the SVUSD
computer (mail.silvervalley.k12.ca.us).
As an employee of the Disctrict, you have space
allotted to you on this server (computer). Simply log on
(with your ID and email password) and click on "Web
Page". The page that comes up allows you to select a
file ("Browse"), and upload it. Your web address
would be: mail.silvervalley.k12.ca.us/~bjones (bjones
is the user ID). |
| You may also use other free "hosts" for your web
site. They provide free space in exchange for ads on your
page. Try freewebspace.com
to search for different hosts. |
| You can also pay for this service. This gives you more
features, room, and flexibility, with no ads. Try cnet.com
for suggestions. |
| Important factors in deciding about where to put your web
page:
| Ease of uploads. (More that one file at a time?
Allows the use of FrontPage directly? Can you use an FTP
program--easier and faster downloads?) |
| Easy name. Is
"mail.silvervalley.k12.ca.us/~joeteacher" too
long a name? Some host are easier to remember than
others. |
| Other features. Some sites provide email or
other services for those who use your site. |
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| Making your files. The easiest program available to us at SVHS
is Microsoft FrontPage. You can create web page following the
same basic steps as you would in Microsoft Word: Insert
files/clipart, change the size/color of fonts, align text, use
tables to arrange information, etc.
| Simply start FrontPage (Start
button>Programs>Microsoft FrontPage). |
| Start a new file. |
| Add your information. (More complicated FrontPage files
will make the upload process more complicated, so be
careful.) |
| Save your file with the name "default.html". |
| Upload your file to the Internet. (How depends on your
host.) |
| Upload any pictures that you have used for your page. |
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| Uploading Files. You will need to put your files
"on" the Internet. Follow the basic guidelines below
for how you are going to do this.
| mail.silvervalley.k12.ca.us: If you are going to put your
page on the District computer, you will need to log in at
the SVUSD mail site. After you have logged in, click on "Web
Site" at the top of the screen. You will see a
window where your files are displayed, as well as buttons
that look like this:
Click on the "Browse" button, and you can select
the file you would like to upload. (You may want to make
sure you understand to where you are saving your file in the
first place.) Once you have selected your file, click
"Upload File". Your file will be uploaded. NOTE:
Your main file, if on the SVUSD site, must
have the name of "default.html" (without the
quotes). |
| Other locations. If you have Geocities, Digitalrice, or
others, you will need to go to their main page, log in, and
follow their instructions. |
| FTP. If you are going to FTP your files, you may want to
try this web
page for instructions. |
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